The shooting occurred about 5:12 p.m. in the 2600 block of South Lincoln Street near Mosswood Avenue, just east of Interstate 5. When officers arrived, they found an 18-year-old Latino man who had been shot. The man was pronounced dead on the scene, said Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for the Stockton Police Department. Authorities have not released the name of the victim.

This is the 69th homicide the Stockton Police Department has investigated in 2012. Additionally, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department has investigated 11 murders, six of which occurred near Stockton city limits.